Sofa-bed and davenport-bed.



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VSOFA BED AND DAVENPORT BED. APPLICATION man Amma. 191s.

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S. KRPEN. 30N. @E9 MJD DAVENPBRT BED. Apmnom msu Mme. 191s.

SLOMON KARPIEN, 03E' CHICAGO, ILLL'NGS, ASSGNOS?, TO S. KARPEN @y Bt,

CHLCAGO, ILLN'OS, A CQRPOIRATIGN Gl? WEST VXEGINL.

Si-BED AND DA'ENPGRT-BED.

Application mail .flug-ust 9, 3.915.

To al? whom may concern Be it known that l, SOLOMON Kleuren, n citizenof the United States, residing' tt Chicago., in the county of CoolundState of lllinois,ha.ve invented new and useful proveniente in Soin-Bedsand Davenport- Beds, of which the following is e specificationn |Thisinvention relates particulnrly to sofa-beds and davenport beds of thetype employing on inner folding bed; and the primary object is toprovide n structure, of improved and simplified construction andoperation, in which the folding-bed 1s stored in the beck ont the sofawhen the structure is y in sofa form.

rl`he invention is illustrated in the preferred embodiment, in thevaccompanying drawings, in. which- Figure l represents o longitudinaltional View of s combined sofa and bed constructed in accordance withthis invention, the structure being shown in extended posh tion; Fig.53, it broken'perspectye View showine' u portion of one of thebed-sections and a bedding clamp connected therewith; Fig. 3, n brokenhorizontal sectional View taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. l; Fig.4, ai.

view similar to Fig. 3, but showing the outer portion of the bed, and 5,a view op? the structure in sofa. form, one erin of the freine beingremoved, und the connecting; members of the freine being shown in seontion,

ln the construction illustrated, A repren sents a frame; B, a seatremovably mounted therein; C, s oldingbed normally housed in the backportion of the freine; and D, e sofa back comprising s lower section D1and on upper section The :frame may be of lany suitable eonstruction. ltpreferably comprises standu ards, or arms, l, joined by e lower lirontconnecting member 2, on upper bnclecon neeting member 3 and enintermediate beer:-

connecting member The seat B is carried by e pair of Yliront links, orlevers, 5, and s 'pair of rear links 6. The members 5 ere connected, bypivots 5, to clips 5b, which are secured by screws 5 to the innersurfaces or" the frame members l s. little above and in the rear of thelower front-connecting.; member 2. The links 6 are carried by pivots 6Esecured to clips 6b which are connected by screws 6c to the inner sur-Specieeton of Letters taten?,a

Patented Feb im', l,

Serial No. 414,599.

faces of the lower portions of the arms, or standards, l of the freine.The upper ends of the pairs of links 5 und 6 are pivotsll-y pendingfront member 8, which rests upon the front connecting member 2 of thefreine when the structure is in sofa form.

The folding-bed C comprises two mein bed-sections 9 and l0 und a spacingsection ll. rlhe section 9 is of U-orxn and has its arrns equipped.interinedintely with forwardly-projecting or offset auxiliary orins, orsupports, o, which are mounted on pv ets l2 carried by clips l@ whicnere con nested, by screws 12b, to the inner surfaces standards l of thefreine i sofa form, the bee is folded into U-shupe, es shown in Figa 5 9the spacing section ll being disposed inv the upper portion of the back`or the sofa frame. In this condition, the auxiliary, or supporting, arms9a of the bed-section. 9 extend forwardly and are disposed adjen centthe ends of the sofa-sent B. lhe supporting arms 9a bent edgewise undconnected, by rivets 13 and le, to the arins properof the bed-seetion 9;seid bars are bent into such form es to afford loops, the upper memberof the loop being connected Vwith the pivot l2, The front, orWeb-portion, of the loop is connected, by e pivot l5, to the eorresponding link 7, which serves in actuation of the seat B. Thus the supportingarms 9", in addition to forming supports for the folding bed, also servees levers for sliift-- ingy the sent B.

vi/hen the invention is embodied. in asots (having s short eine) esdistinguished' from n darenpor" bei", the length of' tire bed extends indire n ut rightnngles to the buck of construction is such us to enV ethreesection *bedY to be employe t sections S und l0 being of unusualWiden such a.

construction, the section 9v constitutes the head-section of the bed.Pis stated, it 'is of U-torin having u connecting member, or web, Shend`'the arms proper il, from which the supporting nrins 9a project @lips16,

which are secured to the inner surieces of preferably comprise berstheframestandards 1, and provided with inturned stops 16a, serve to engagethe loops of the arms 9a when the structure is in extended position,thus preventing the front part of the bed-sect1on 9 from turningdownwardly about the pivots 12.

The intermediate, or spacing bed-sec? tal` flanges of the arms 92 and10c when the bed is in extended condition, thus giving the requisiterigidity to the bed frame. The foot-section 10 is provided with foldinglegs 19 actuated by links 20-which are connected by pivots 11 to theintermediate bedseotion. 4 A wire fabric, or flexible bed-bottom, 21, isapplied to the folding frame. The bed-section Sis shown equipped with ahead-piece 22. The foot-section 10 is equipped with a spring-heldfoot-piece 23 which serves also as a means for clamping the bedding tothe foot-portion of the sec-j tion 10. The member 23 is carried by arms23 which are connected by pivots 231 to the arms 10c of the bed-section10. Tension springs 24 connect the arms 23l1 to the arms 10.

The arrangement is such that the springs will hold the member 23 in openposition, or in the clamping position, after said member is forciblymoved to either one of said positions.

The cushion-back D, as indicated, is sectionally constructed. rl `heupper section D2 is connected by pivots, or hinges, 25, to the uppercross-member 3 of the frame A. The member D2 has an angular shank and isadapted to be swung rearwardly and upwardly to rest upon the member 3.The lower baclesection D1 is connected, by pairs of links 26, to thehead-section 9 of the' folding bed. lWhen the structure is in sofaform,the lower edge of the back-section 9 contacts with the rear portion ofthe seat B; and the lower edge of the 'upper back-section D2 contactswith the upper edge Iof the back-section D1.

In converting the structure from sofaform to bed-form, the upperback-section D2 is swung upwardly and rearwardly to rest.

upon the frame-member 3. The operator then grasps'the upper portion ofthe foldthe folded bed is brought to a horizontal position. In thismovement, the links 7 carry the seat downwardly and forwardly, thusaffording room for the link-carried back-section D1, which is connectedwith the head-section 9 of the bed. After the folded bed is turned tothe horizontal position, thefoperator opens, or extends, the bed properin the usual manner, by swinging the foot-section 10 upwardly andforwardly. In the extended position of the bed, the pivots 12 supportthe head-section 9, and the stops 16 prevent the outer portion of thehead-section from turning downwardly. The bed Ai's thus supported by thearms 9a of the head-section and the legs 9h of 'the foot-section, thejoints between the spacing section and mainsection of the bed being ofsuch a character as to give the required rigidity to the bed frame.

In the operation of folding the structure,

the outer or foot-section 10 is first folded terbalancing springs, aretherefore, dispensed with, but may be used if desired.

The foregoing detailed description has been rgiven for clearness ofunderstandin@` only, and no unnecessary limitation .should be understoodtherefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly aspermissible, in view of the prior art.

What I :regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a structure of the character set forth, the combination of aframe, a seat, a pair of rear linksV connecting the seat and frame, apair of front links connecting the seat and frame-and provided witheXtensions, a folded bed disposed in the rear portion of the framecomprising a plurality of f'oldably-related bed-sections, one of whichis equipped with rigid arms mounted to turn on the frame,link-connections between the bed and the extensions of said front pairof links and adapted to actuate said links, and a sofa-back disposed infront of the upper portion of the folded bed.

2. ln a. sofa-bed, the combination of a frame, a seat mounted therein,afolded bed disposed in the rear portion of the frame A- and having a,section equipped with fored bed, -by means of the truss 11b and turnsthe bed forwardly about the pivots 12 until wardly-projecting rigid armspivotally con-

